Brian Oct 27, 2007 Brian rated it: 4 of 5 stars Read in November, 2007 recommends it for: fans of Holes

or Louis Sachar in general As a teacher, I read a lot of juvenile fiction and much of it is good! Some of i t is forgettable, but this book is not. I love this book. This book is about Bradley Chalkers. Bradley is a bully. Bradley is a behavior p roblem. He doesn't do his homework, classwork...anything. Teachers pass him from grade to grade just so that don't have to teach him again. Now, he's in 5th gra de and his school hires a counselor named Miss Davis, or Carla, as she likes to be called. The rest, as they say, is history (for Bradley). And, yes...he does go into the girls' bathroom! My students love this book. MissInformation Jun 07, 2007 MissInformation rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0007178638) bookshelves: jbooks recommends it for: grade 4-7, esp "different" kids I really loved the way the intensity of Bradley was captured- and I went up and down with him as he made progress, then went backward, then forward again. There are so many beautiful touches: his absurdly long list of topics to talk about, his talking stuffed animals, the picture of the monster with the heart.... I was pleasantly suprised by this book, because the cover didn't indicate to me it would be so intense or layered. (The cover is a large, fairly realistic rende ring of a surprised boy's face- and it looked like it would be light and maybe s illy.) It had those layers without stepping out of being accessible to kids- whi ch I think is pretty artful.(less) Michelle Oct 12, 2007 Michelle rated it: 4 of 5 stars Read in October, 2007 I don't know why lately, but I've had problems committing myself to serious, lon g, adult novels. I recently found this book at the Durham County Library Book Sa le (best book sale EVER) and was ecstatic. I probably read this book 20 times wh en I was in the 1st, 2nd, and/or 3rd grade(s). It's about problem child, bully o f the school Bradley Chalkers, and how he changes through friendship and believi ng in himself. It's a very sweet story that I'd recommend to anybody. Also, Loui s Sachar, the author, is a genius. I love his other books that I've read, like H oles, and who can forget the Wayside School stories? Great.(less) Maryrdg3320 Jun 23, 2008 Maryrdg3320 rated it: 5 of 5 stars Read in July, 2008 Mrs. Meritt began her 3312 class by reading a couple of chapters a day from this book. I looked forward to this time every day. The book has such a great messag e! It is about a boy named Bradley Chalkers who no one likes. He is known as the trouble maker throughout the school He goes through a lot of struggles and neve r seems to think that he can do good. A counselor comes to the school and become s Bradley's best friend. She makes such a difference in his life and the other c

hildren begin to like Bradley. I like the message in this story.at first none of the children like Bradley but it is becuase no one really knows him or tries to get to know Bradley. In the end Bradley gets his gold star, he turns in his hom ework and makes friends. I think that this book should be read to any age studne ts. For younger grades you could do a read aloud, but it might be a little long for k-1. The older grades could use this book as a chapter book that they have t o read. I also believe that high schoolers would enjoy to be read aloud this boo k. It is very touching and I suggest it should be read by anyone of all ages!(le ss) Like this review? yes Loading (1 person liked it) add a comment 200 Lauryn Wild Jun 22, 2008 Lauryn Wild rated it: 5 of 5 stars bookshelves: children, fiction, humor recommends it for: Everyone! The book "There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom" by Louis Sachar is a humerous no vel that describes the 5th grade year of Bradley Chalkers. Bradley is a trouble maker as he sits in the last seat, last row. He does not earn any gold stars as he refuses to do his work, scribbles on every piece of paper imaginable, and get s "Fs" on every assignment and test he does. He has no friends, except for his c ollection of toy animals that he talks to when he gets home. His dad used to be a cop until he was shot in the leg, and his sister is annoying and laughs at him . His mom tries hard to help him, but no one likes Bradley. That is, until a new kid, Jeff comes to school and he meets Carla, the school counselor who wears cr azy clothes. Bradley tries to change, but it isn't easy. Espeically with black e yes, stupid girls, birthday parties, and trying to learn how to fit in. It also doesn't help when you go into the girl's bathroom, either! This book is very funny, and it is easy for students of all ages to relate to. T here are parts where you will laugh out loud as you witness Bradley and all of h is mistakes. My favorite part was when Bradley talked about how he went to a bir thday party and was kicked out for sitting on the cake. There are also a lot of meaningful parts where Carla tries to help Bradley change, and I want to read th e book that she loans Bradley for his book report. I did not like the character of Mrs. Ebbel the teacher, who is mean and ignores Bradley. I also felt that Bra dley's sister was annoyng. The ending was good, and made me beleive that any stu dent can accomplish anything they set their mind to when they have someone to tr ust. I would rate this book as a 10 (it is my favorite book) because it made me want to become a teacher. I would recommend it to anyone who loves books that are fun ny, heartfelt, and not boring! It makes you want to earn gold stars. (less) Like this review? yes Loading (1 person liked it) add a comment 200 Dani Butler Feb 23, 2008 Dani Butler rated it: 4 of 5 stars bookshelves: childhood Read in January, 1993 recommends it for: children (8-12), young at heart, troubled This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To . I read this book after I was done with the Wayside series by is Sachars. So because I was use to the humor of the Wayside

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mplete shock that this book is more series. From what I remember, this book is a bout a trouble kid who has animal figures (or stuff animals?) as friends because he doesn't have any friends at school. I remember being really involved with th e character and overall enjoying the book even if it wasn't hilarious. The one d etail that sticks in my mind (and warms my heart) is this kid's older sister buy s him another animal figure because she accidently steps (and breaks) his favori te one that is rabbit. She yells at him about how the rabbit was on the ground a nd it was his fault that it got broken and how he wanted to point out that the r abbit was really in the desert but knew she wouldn't understand. I know a random detail about the book but it hit home for me. (less) Like this review? yes Loading (1 person liked it) add a comment 194 Mrs. California Sep 15, 2008 Mrs. California rated it: 4 of 5 stars bookshelves: currently-reading Bradley ahs a terrible home life. He has a sisiter named Claudia. He always lies to his parents, and never let's her sign anything. Antother thing that he misbe haves is at school. His teacher's name is Miss Ebbel. He is the only person at h is school that has only one sngle friend. He later on got beaten up by a girl, n amed Melinda. Once he acidently went into the girl's bathroom too. His only frie nd is Jeff fishkin. After he got beaten up he had a black eye. He came to school and everyone kept on looking at him. He had the worst birthday at school. The r eason why he had a bad birthday was because the teacher throw a ugly coat on his desk. She said that he wore it to school. The protagonists are Bradley, Jeff, t he gang,and the girls. The antagonists are The conflict is charater vs. society. Which is bradley (less) Like this review? yes Loading (1 person liked it) add a comment 182 Dora Apr 23, 2008 Dora rated it: 3 of 5 stars Read in November, 2007 In the book Theres a Boy in The Girl's Bathroom Bradley and Jeff were kind of fr iends then Bradley meet the counsiloer CaralaDavison .Mrs,Davison tried to be hi s friend but he didn't like her that much . Bradley never did his homework , was n't good at making friends , and in his class he never had a gold starby his nam e. But the main characters areCarla (counsiloer)(teacher)Mrs. Ebbel, Jeff and Bradl ey. I think i have told you enough you will just have to read it for yourself but th is book was interesting funny and sometimes it gave me ideas or lessons about so methings (less) Like this review? yes Loading (1 person liked it) add a comment 160 Christine May 28, 2008 Christine rated it: 4 of 5 stars

I remember when I was a little kid, the teacher would read this book to the whol e class. Eventually as the days pass, I tried to read this book by myself and as I looked through my classmate's updates, I found this book. Amazingly, I still remember this book and what it was clearly about. In my elementary school, I can relate this back to the book. Indeed there were s ome kids that did not enjoy school and tend to fail everything and disrupt the c lass while in class discussions. I believe that, that was what reminded me most of the story.(less) Like this review? yes Loading (1 person liked it) add a comment 154 Babyh Mar 18, 2009 Babyh added it Read in December, 2003 recommended to Babyh by: my third grade teacher recommends it for: everyone! I love this book sooooo much I can read it a thousand times and I wont get tired of it! The first time I read it (well actually they read it to me) I was in the third grade and I loved it. I have 3 copies of it and I just absolutaly love it . My favorite character is Bradley Chalkers and he is the main one too. He is my favorite character because I think he is really funny and towards the end of th e story he like starts getting to know himself more and discoveres secrets about himself that he had been hiding. I think my favorite parts of the story where w hen they never put a star besides his name and he was very bad behaved. In my op inion I dont understand why they named this book like its named because this onl y happens in a very small part of the book. Anyway I really love it and I love w hen he has to go to the counseling office because he needs a counselor to help h im. Everytime I read this book I discover something different and exciting about it. This last time I read it I concentrated more on it and I read and understoo d parts that I hadnt before. So I love this book!!!! I recomend it ssoooooo much !(less) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 150 Esther Dec 28, 2009 Esther rated it: 4 of 5 stars bookshelves: 2009-childrens, childrens Read in December, 2009 At first I thought this would be the usual story of the problem child in the cla ssroom learning to be good and making friends but the story didn't take the stra ight path from A-B. The character development was much stronger than I expected in such a short book and there was no easy attribution of black hats and white hats. Bradley's family was quite pleasant and not to blame for his behaviour and the t eachers though obviously exasperated with him were also more than happy to respo nd to any improvement he made. To be honest in the first few pages I had serious concerns about Bradley's menta l health with him being so totally isolated from the outside world and communica ting only with his toys. Although the story was obviously leading us to the 'new Bradley' the setbacks he

suffered were realistic and peripheral story lines showed us that none of the c hildren passed through life completely untroubled. The only niggle I have is that during the party scene the author seemed to be la ying the foundation for further development of Jeff's character but nothing came of it. I did wonder if book was aimed at too young an audience (or maybe at non-reading under-achievers like Bradley) because I felt that the story and the author's ta lents would have been better served if the story had been in a longer format. (less) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 149 Khaya Oct 17, 2009 Khaya rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0394985702) bookshelves: kidsbooks recommends it for: kids grades 4-6; great for discussion My nine-year-old just read this, and urged me to do the same. My other kids like d it as well, and were eager to have a "family book club" on it so I happily too k a break from "The Left Hand of Darkness" (a permanent one, as it turns out) to read this. It's actually a very good children's book about two kids and their social diffic ulties; one who's simply new at school, and another with complex behavioral prob lems. They both end up forming a relationship with the school counselor and impr oving their situations. The story can be simplistic at times, which I guess is t o be expected in a kids' book. I thought the young, pretty counselor who's disap proved of by the parents was a bit of a cliche (this book was very reminiscent o f "The Cat Ate My Gymsuit" at times), but I imagine young readers will be less c ynical than I am. Overall, the story is engaging and there's actually a lot to d iscuss. The themes are interesting and Sachar has good insight into kids.(less) Like this review? yes Loading 2 comments 146 Robin May 23, 2009 Robin rated it: 4 of 5 stars bookshelves: middle-grade, read-and-loved, wish-i-owned Read in August, 2008 The last person anyone wants to sit by in class is Bradley Chalkers, an angry, l ying, and yet fascinating boy. As the story begins, the reader learns that nobod y likes Bradley and that Bradley doesn t like anybody, and it s not until counselor Carla shows up that the reason is revealed: Bradley is afraid to try anything be cause he is afraid to fail. Bradley could easily be an unlikable character, but the reader sees him in all aspects of his life: in school, where he is the outca st; in his room, talking to his animal figurines; and in the counselor s office, w here he begins to come out of his shell. Repeated phrases ( Call the zoo if you do n t believe me! ) and awkward situations (the title being one of them) make for a hu morous tale that shows, like many of Sachar s other works, the differences between children, who are shown as innocent and understanding, and adults, who are show n as unwilling to accept change and hard to deal with.(less) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 145

Ashley K Jul 21, 2009 Ashley K rated it: 5 of 5 stars I don't remember much from the book, but I do remember feeling SO connected to t he main character. As a kid, you assume that you're the only one who feels so alone, so weak, so st range and out of place in the world. When I picked this book up (for no apparent reason that I remember) I realized with astonishment that there were other kids in the world who staged elaborate imaginary stories with their animal toys, tha t there were other kids who felt special sitting at their dad's desk, doing home work with a clean sheet of paper and a sharp pencil rather than a wrinkled paper from the bottom of the bookbag and a dull pencil. These details stuck with me more than the story itself, because it made the char acter so real to me. I'm excited to reread this one, to relive the magic that on ly reading can bring.(less) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 130 Cathy May 08, 2009 Cathy rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0747589526) bookshelves: school-library-reads Read in May, 2009 This is the fourth book by Louis Sachar that I've read and while the biggest fus s is made over his novel Holes, I must say I enjoy his other books better. Dogs don't Tell Jokes and this book really get to the heart of some kids and don't ju dge, just reveal what can be going on under the surface. what's going on doesn't always make sense, who among us is really rational? But there is great truth in his books and hope for any kids living in those fringe situations. One thing that really strikes me when reading Sachar is the difference between s chool culture in America and school culture in Canada and Australia. Are they re ally still that old-fashioned in the mixing of boys and girls in America? It sou nds so 60's. The other sex was almost another planet back then. This is going to the school library now I've read it. Gotta spread the joy. (less) Like this review? add a comment 128 yes Loading

Lindsey Nov 26, 2008 Lindsey rated it: 4 of 5 stars Louis Sachar is by far one of my favorite authors. I can't believe I didn't pick up this book until now. I was intrigued by the characters and the development o f the plot. The little lessons you learn from this book are none too few. I wish my teachers would have included this on a list of books to read in elementary s chool. It shows that just one person can make a difference. It demonstrates the power of encouragement and how that makes an impact in the lives of those around us. Instead of being labeled, it shows that there is good in everyone...and we just have to tap into that mindset in order to find that everyone is extraordina

ry in their own way! Highly recommended.(less) Travis Sep 05, 2009 Travis rated it: 4 of 5 stars A boy named Bradley Chalkers is the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He has no fri ends and he wasn t good at behaving he was a bad student. He later on goes to a co unselor named Carla and she helps Bradley become a good boy. She thinks that Bra dley could behave well but Bradley was afraid of trying. She helps Bradley a lot and Bradley started to do well. Also he made friends with the new kid in class name Jeff Fishkins who is a nice boy. Jeff also helps him with his behavior prob lems. In the end he starts getting more friends and is becoming a behaved studen t and is happy. The sad thing is that the school counselor Carla moved to anothe r school, but he s happy for her.(less) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 116 Penny Apr 09, 2009 Penny rated it: 5 of 5 stars bookshelves: ms-lacy-s-library Read in November, 2008 There is a boy who is very frustrated to being himself because he tells people l ies just to be pruven that he is cool. He has a counseler and it is getting alon g with her when he thought he wasn't going to. He tells one of the guys he has g one into the girls' bathroom ''just to scare them'', when he really hasn't. He i s being followed by a bully and thats when he really goes into the girls' bathro om.when a girl comes in he hides behind one of the doors. But when he thinks the girl left,it is really that another girl came in! So he gets out and sees the g irls and runs out to his counseler's office. It was a really funny book and very entertaining. I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!=D (less) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 116 Badiss May 31, 2009 Badiss rated it: 4 of 5 stars This book is about the protagonist named Bradley, who is the oldest kid in the f ifth grade. He lies a lot for no reason, and he loves to start fights with girls . His teachers think he has behavioral problems. Carla is the guidance counselor and she will try yo change Bradley. I would recommend this book to other people. It's a nice and interesting book, a nd im sure that everyone that reads this book will enjoy it. If i were to rate this book out of ten, i would give it a eight. It was better t hen the average, and i hope everyone else enjoys it as well. (less) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 105 Tara Nov 14, 2009

Tara rated it: 5 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0394985702) bookshelves: young-adult Read in November, 2009 I read this book for the first time when I was in 3rd grade or thereabouts. At t he time, it was just a funny story about Bradley Chalkers. Life experience has n ow made this a much deeper story for me. Its a fabulous--and still funny!--story about a kid who nobody expects much of. Its about a kid who people see as a mon ster and as a result, he pigeonholes himself in the same way. And its a story ab out how he found his way out of that situation with a little help from a good fr iend. And yes...it totally made me cry. If you've read it before, read it again. Fabulous. (less) Like this review? yes Loading 1 comment 103 Alien'sworld Sep 22, 2008 Alien'sworld rated it: 5 of 5 stars This is a story about a named Bradley Chalkers. Bradley has a lot of behavior pr oblems. He always lies to his mom, dad and his sister. He does not behave well a t school or at home. He never does his homework or do anything the teacher ask h im to do or want him to finish. He has little wood crafted and glass made animal s he's got at least 12 of them. He talks to them when ever he gets sad or happy. At school a new boy named Jeff Fishkin came and made friens with Bradley. Mrs. Ebbel is the teacher of both Jeff and Bradley. Mrs. Ebbel asked Jeff "Have you ever been to the White House?" "No!" he replied. They both sat together but nobody sat behinde in front or beside Bradley just the only person is Jeff. When it was time to go to recess for Mrs. Ebbel's when Bradley was walking out of th e classroom Jeff walks up to him and says, "Hey, Bradley you know I have been to the White House" Bradley replied, "Give me a dollar or I'll spit on you" and Je ff said, "Okay." When Jeff was out side Bradley came up and said, "I'll give you a dollar if you can be my friend" "Sure" Jeff replied. The next day a counselor comes to the school and Bradley comes running through the hall

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Shawtylowelch Sep 22, 2008 Shawtylowelch rated it: 4 of 5 stars This book is about Bradley Chalkers life at school and home.Bradley's school lif e is no better than his home life because he has problems both places like at sc hool he has three girls that don't like him and Bradley doesn't like them becaus e they say hey to Jeff(Bradley's best friend or shall I say ex-bestfriend.At hom e Bradley has it bad with his sister and his dad because his sister always picks at him and his dad doesn't let get away with stuff as easy as his mom.Bradley C halker's teacher doesn't like him that much.The counsler Carla Davis likes Bradl ey but Bradley doesn't like her. The counsler doesn't care because she thinks he is just like everyone else.Mostly nobody likes Bradley because of the way he ac ts,responds,and treat others.His only friend Jeff Fishkins is not his friend any more but might be later.The reason Jeff is not his friend is because these boys came up to him during lunchtime when he told bradley he was going to do somethin

g those boys came up to him and was talking about how he beat up Bradley after s chool(which was not true).Then Jeff was like yeah i made him cry and stuff like that. The truth is Bradley got beat up by a girl after school that afternoon,and not by Jeff.After Jeff talked to the boys he didn't want to be Bradley's friend any more because he started to be friends with the other boys.Later when Jeff w ent to the counsler's office he said "I got called up to the principal's office and the principal asked me did I beat up Bradley Chalkers and I said yes only be cause wouln't stop bothering me".What Jeff said to the boys was not true because when he got called up to the office he said"Why would I beat up Bradley and he is my best friend"was his only until those boys messed up Jeff's and Bradley's r elationship as being best friends. Then something else going on in the books was that the girl Bradley doesn't like is going to have a party and was going to in vite Bradley but when she found out about how Bradley and Jeff were not friends she was relieved because she didn't have to invite him.In the first place she ju st wanted to invite Jeff but she was going to invite Bradley was because that wa s the only way she could get Jeff to come.The reason she wants Jeff to come is b ecause she likes him and wanted him to come so they can like go out or something after the party.What i read afew days ago was that when Bradley was about to go he went up to Jeff and telling him bye but hold up Bradley didn't know that Jef f wasn't his friend anymore so when Bradley went up to him he just looked at Bra dley and then those boys(Jeff's new friends)came up and said something like is t his nerd or something bothering you and then they were about to try to fight Bra dley or something like that but they didn't.Jeff said something like yeah and sa id something that was negative and walked away.(less) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 100 Sofia Sep 19, 2008 Sofia rated it: 5 of 5 stars When Bradley Chalkers wants something, he always ends up having it."Theres a boy in the girls bathroom" is a book where Louis Sachar teaches you that everything in this world is possible. Even Bradley Chalkers, the oldest, most hated, and r ude boy of 5th grade gets to change in the story. Jeff is a new boy in Bradleys c lass who pretended to be nice to him, but he later became 1 more of his bullies. A new counselor fixes things up. Carla enjoys listening to Bradley and helping him find a way out of his problems and worries. Bradley gets to be different, si ncere, friendly and even a good student! In this book, unforgettable events happ en. When you think theres no more solution to a problem, when Bradley has done ev erything wrong, and when Jeff becomes a such hypocrit friend, Louis Sachar has s omewhere where to add some happiness and hope to the story. I surely recommend t his book to all the persons who like to enjoy a good, not only good, outstanding book, and have some suspense in their reading. I think the author did an excele nt job by leaving the reader thinking a bit and analyzing about this boy who did an effort to change through out this story!(less) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 100 Jason Sep 18, 2008 Jason rated it: 3 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0394985702) bookshelves: reviewed http://www.fnordinc.com/2008/04-02/i-fee... after reading that terrible book Suck, i mean Sock (Penn Jillette), i needed to clean my brain out for another book. Jenn had bought me a copy of Louis Sachar s T

here s a boy in the girls bathroom so i decided i should revert to a prior age and give a good once over. thank you goodwill for having it lying around :) I have not read this book in so many years, it really came to me as if i had nev er read it at all. boy-in-the-girls-bathroom.jpgLouis Sachar is the guy who wrote Holes (made into a movie a few years back) and Sideways stories from Wayside School. He is a Lawy er who decided children s fiction was a nice fit for him as an occupation, and i f ully agree. i have always been a fan of his books, especially the Wayside School series. Girls Bathroom is a story of a boy with the lowest self esteem ever who fights a gainst everything, has imaginary friends and lies like no other.he is forced to go to a school counselor and over the course of the book grows up a little and f inds out how to interact in society. man. this is a damn good book. t is funny, even for an adult, and i was surprised by how well the moral of the story was inco rporated into a kid friendly story. Over the years i have been slowly building up my collection of good children s boo ks, books i enjoyed as a kid and would love others to read. the goal is that som eone comes over to my place and has no need to turn on the TV because regardless of their gender or age, there are tons of incredible books to read. the words i m bored would be met with have you read this? it is really really good recently i last year i read Judy Blume s Superfudge and it is really what started the idea. i laughed and really had a good time reading it, even though i read it rather quickly and it was far below my reading level. next in the list will lik ely be some William Sleator books like House of Stairs, Singularity, the Green F utures of Tycho, and Interstellar Pig (which recently had a sequel written for i t). I absorbed this write almost through osmosis when i was a kid. special thank s to my dad for handing me Interstellar Pig in the library as a kids and telling me it looked good. Much appreciation for you and mom putting up with us kids, o ur voracious appetite for books, and the common place trips to the Springville l ibrary where we had a 10 book limit on ourcheck outs (parent imposed limit) mmm.. Suck has been washed from my tastebuds and replaced with non-suck happines s. excellent. - fnordinc.com(less) Like this review? yes Loading 1 comment 100 Barney Sep 15, 2008 Barney rated it: 4 of 5 stars Read in January, 2009 Bradley is a very rude and violent boy. He causes extreme peril to everyone at h ome and also at school. He also doesn't do his homework. He only has one friend at school named Jeff that he treats very unfair. He visits a counselor named Car la Davis once a week to get help. He gets into fights with a lot of people. One day, he got into a fight with a girl named Melinda, which was a very violent fig ht. Bradley ended up running home and crying. Eventually, Jeff became a rude jer k like Bradley, and Bradley suddenly became nice. Carla Davis, the counselor, he lped Bradley to become a good all around and well educated student. One of the f irst things that showed Carla that Bradley was changing was that he did his book

report with a book that he borrowed from Carla. He also told Carla that it was one of his favorite books. Jeff was also beaten up by Melinda because of Jeff's rude behavior around her. A few days later Jeff became nice because of Bradley. When Carla attended the Concerned Parents Organization, a lot of people wanted t o get rid of Carla because of her acts around the parents' kids. Carla tried to explain to the parents why she did whatever she did to the kids. Even though she tried her best, the parents still thought that she wasn't the person for the jo b. Eventully, Carla got fired by the school board. She then moved to another sch ool where she worked there as a counselor. Bradley was very upset about what hap pened. After sometime, Carla left an envelope in her office that was supposed to be for Bradley. When Bradley received it, he saw that the envelope contained th e book that he used for his report which was one of his favorites. The End (less ) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 100 Puertioricangirl Sep 15, 2008 Puertioricangirl rated it: 5 of 5 stars Read in October, 2008 Bradley Chalkers is a boy who goes to Red Hills Elementry.He is not the best stu dent a teacher would like to have.He meets aboy named Jeff Fishkin and Jeff is a new student.He told Jeff to give him a dollor or else he would spit on him. Bra dley is like that because he dosent have any friendsat school because he is a bu lly. When Jeff comes they become friends all of a sudden. Then Bradley started h aving an interest in his homework once he knew that doing his homework would lea d up to good things he would try to do his work . Then one day he kept getting a nnoyed of Milinda and her friends telling Jeff hey so he said do you want to bea t them up. Then that day after school they went outside and started messing with Milinda and her friends. Bradley said that girls are the ones who kick and boys are thr ones who punch. That is how he got punched because instead of punching he kicked and Milinda didnt kick she gave him good punch in the eye.Then Bradley went home crying and his mom said what happpend and he said that Jeff punched h im in the eye. He could not tell his mom that a girl punched him in the eye,he c ould not tell her that or he would have felt embarassed.(less) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 100 Fruitcake01 Sep 15, 2008 Fruitcake01 is currently reading it bookshelves: currently-reading Bradley Chalkers is a 5th grade student at Red Hill Elementary.Bradley is a rude student. Bradley met a friend name,Jeff Fishkin. Bradley has a seat in the back of the classroom. Bradley throws paper all day long. He is just a rude kid.Brad ley's x-friend is beginning to act like him. He smile the same smile as Bradley and he is acting like hims ever since he began to be friends with the other stud ents at Red Hill Elementary. October 10-2008 Bradley is now changing. He doesn't act as he he did. I think bradley is changin g 'cause he is going to see the conselor every now and then. Bradley is getting where he is listening to Mrs. Ebbel,doing his school and homework,stop throwing bits of paper,and/or being a bully, and being rude to others. Bradley's parents, teachers and other sre very inpressed in how he's changed. Bradley had gone to t he library a day ago and before he had left without permission he asked and rais

ed his hands very quietly and nicely without shouting out.......... November 6-2008 Bradley chalkers is both a protagonist and an antagonist.Because at the beginnin g of the book Bradley was a bad kid,and close to the endding of the book,Bradley was beginning to act good. Jeff is both a protagonist and an antagonist.Because at the beginning of the boo k jeff was a bully as well as Bradley too,and towards the endding of the book,Br adley alson began to act a little more matture. (less) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 100 Tinkerbellb-2-fly Sep 15, 2008 Tinkerbellb-2-fly rated it: 5 of 5 stars Bradley Chalkers is a bully. He is a mean kid and he loves to get his way.He onl y has toys as friends and there is a new kid at school named Jeff Fishkin Jeff w anted to be Bradley's friend.Bradley told Jeff to give him a dollar or he'll spi t on jeff.Bradley likes to disobay his parents also he has a phrase that he like s to say is "I'll punch you face in"Bradley is violent .These are thinking I wil l never do.we are reading more and bradley has becom good jeff and him are back friends . Colline has invited Jeff and Bradley to her birthday party .Carla is l eaving the school because there was to many complainte. Bradley is in love with Crala and he is sad and she wanted him to help her pack and go to dinner with hi m but he was to sad to see her .So bradley went to the school but she was gone b ut she left he a package on the round table and it was from carla he was happy a nd he he opened it and a letter was in it was a book.

In this book the protagonis is Bradley also the antagonist is Jeff and Bradley.J eff and Bradley have a conflict Jeff turend on Bradley.(less) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 100 Ironhide2114 Sep 15, 2008 Ironhide2114 rated it: 4 of 5 stars bookshelves: currently-reading Bradley is a bully at school. He is the oldest in the fifth grade. In the classr oom he sits in last seat and last row. Bradley is very rude at home and school. He is most biggest lier i have ever heard of. He's got a friend named Jeff Fishk in he's the new kid in school. Everytime they go to lunch these girls always say hi to Jeff but not to Bradley. One day at school Bradley was asking Jeff if he wanted to beat up those girls after school. They saw the girls and they walked o ver there. Bradley was agrivating them by calling them names and they were also calling him names too. Bradley pushed one of the girls then she punched him in t he face and he lost his balance and fell into this puddle of mud. Bradley starte d crying and ran all the way home. Then the girls walked off and told Bradley to come with them. When Bradley got home she gave him a warm bath. His sister, Cla udia, was picking on him all day. The next day at school everyone in class was l ooking at him while the teacher was trying to teach. When he went to the counsel ors office to see Miss Davis she asked what was wrong with him and he said he pu nched hisself in the eye. He said since he can't punch other people he punches h

ismelf which was a lie. When Jeff went to the bathroom these other popular boys were in there. They started asking him did he punch Bradley in the face and gave him a black eye. He wanted to say no but he knew if he said yes they would thin k he's cool and ask him to play basketball with them. so he said yes and they bo ught it. That's when it all started to change. At lunch he sat with the other bo ys instead of Bradley. At recess he was playing basketball with the other boys a nd Bradley was sitting by the wall watching them play. Bradley went to ask if he could play but they didn't let him because they thought he was mean still. So t hey just called him names and walked off to start playing basketball again until it was time to go inside.(less) Like this review? yes Loading add a comment 100 Pretty-girl Sep 15, 2008 Pretty-girl rated it: 4 of 5 stars (review of isbn 0747589526) This is about a boy name Bradely Charckers and he is a very mean bully at school . Bradely disrespects hes parents and hes teachers. Bradley only have 1 friend. hes name is Jeff. Bradley has a big sister her name is Cladia she gets on hes ne vers. Bradley talks to hes toys. Every time he have a bad day when he go home he imagen that hes toys tell him good things about hemself. and thatz is wat i rea d so far. By the end of the book Bradley Charckers was not an bully any more he changed al ot. I think he changed beacuse Carla told bradely to be good and thats wat he di d. I wanted to mention about the (antagonist and protagonist)inside the book. In case you did not know what an protagonist and an antagonist is an antagonist is an bad characters inside the book and an protagonist is the good characters insi de the book. There can be more then one protagonist and antagonist inside one bo ok. The antagonist inside the book are Bradely Charckers Jeff Fishskin Mis.Ebell Claida

the protagonist inside the book are Bradely Charckers Jeff Fishskin Claida Carla Bradely's mom Collen (less) Like this review? add a comment 100

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Morgan Hieggelke Sep 15, 2009 Morgan Hieggelke added it I loved this book. Bradly is a boy who is a very big bully. No one likes him and

he dosn't like anyone, hes doing in in school. of anything he finds. A y but he saws give me a I enjoyed it a lot.

and thats the way it is. His mother dosn't know how bad Bradly is a bit odd. In his desk he has a ball made out new student comes and tries to become friends with Bradl dollar or I'll spit on you. This book was very good and

Brittany Feb 23, 2009 Brittany rated it: 5 of 5 stars OMG..this is the best book ever!! I love it! In this book it is very cute.. It was sad at the end when Bradley didn't want Carla to go. I loved when Carla g ave Bradley the note. Awww..Bradley was so happy. :) I almost started crying my-self. I wanna read it over and over and over..It is so good and cute. Louis Sachar is a great Author. I love all his books. Like, the Report Card.. an d Sideways Stories from Wayside school and more. LA LA LA LA!!! Rock on, Brittany(less) Like this review? add a comment 98 yes Loading

Tamara Dec 30, 2009 Tamara rated it: 4 of 5 stars Read in December, 2009 This is a perfect read-aloud book, one I'd seen in classrooms for ages but never actually read until my co-teacher strongly suggested it. And she was right. Thi s was so great for deeper conversations with the class - especially with two rea l Bradleys in our room, one of whom was truly going through the monster portion of his year exactly when we got to that part of the book. This will probably be in my rotation for years.